Albert Hackett Biography (1900-1995)

Born February 16, 1900, in New York, NY; died March 16, 1995, in New York, NY; son of Arthur V. Johnson (an actor) and Florence Hackett (an actress); married Frances Goodrich (a writer), 1931 (marriage ended with her death 1984); married Gisele Svetlik, 1985. Career: Screenwriter, playwright, and actor. Appeared in films and on stage as a child and young adult; member of Lubin Stock Company, Philadelphia, PA, for three years; member of a Denver stockcompany, 1927; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, writer (with Frances Goodrich), 1933-39,then Paramount, 1943-46, then Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, beginning 1948. Awards,Honors:(All with Frances Goodrich) Academy Award nomination, best writing (adaptation), 1934, for The Thin Man; Academy Award nomination, bestwriting (screenplay), 1936, for After the Thin Man; Academy Award nomination, best writing (screenplay), 1950, for Father of the Bride; Writers Guild of America Award, 1948, for Easter Parade; Writers Guild ofAmerica Award, 1951, for Father's Little Dividend;(also with DorothyKingsley) Academy Award nomination, best writing (screenplay), and Writers Guild of America Award, 1954, both for Seven Brides for Seven Brothers;Pulitzer Prize, best drama, Antoinette Perry Award, best author (dramatic), New York Drama Critics Circle Award, best American play, 1956, and Writers Guild of America Award, 1959, all for The Diary of Anne Frank..

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Screenwriter, playwright, actor

Birth Details

February 16, 1900

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

March 16, 1995

New York, New York, United States

Famous Works

CREDITS

Film Appearances

George Martindale, Black Fear, Metro Pictures Corporation,

Boy, The Venus Model, Goldwyn Distributing Corporation,

Charles Daingerfield, Come Out of the Kitchen, Famous Players-Lasky Corporation,

Robert, Anne of Green Gables, Realart Pictures,

Bert Bush, The Career of Katherine Bush, Famous Players-Lasky,

Jimmie Ryan, Away Goes Prudence, Famous Players-Lasky,

Billy O'Dair, Molly O', Associated First National Pictures,

Leigh Carter, The Good-Bad Wife, Federated Film Exchanges of America,

Another brother, The Country Flapper, Dorothy Gish Productions,

Fred Winship, The Darling of the Rich, B. B. Productions,

Kenneth Plummer, A Woman's Woman, Albion Productions,

Chester Underwood, Whoopee!, United Artists,

Television Appearances

James Cagney: City Boy, Country Gentleman, Arts and Entertainment,

Stage Appearances

(Stage debut) Lottie, the Poor Saleslady,

Up Pops the Devil, Masque Theatre, New York City,

Also appeared in Whoopee!,Twelve Miles Out, and Peter Pan.

WRITINGS

Screenplays

all with Frances Goodrich

Up Pops the Devil, Paramount,

The Secret of Madame Blanche, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

Penthouse (also known as Crooks in Clover), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

(With others) Fugitive Lovers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

The Thin Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

Hide-Out, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

(Uncredited) Chained, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

(With others) Naughty Marietta, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

Ah, Wilderness!, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

(With others) Rose Marie (also known as Indian Love Call),Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

(With others) Small Town Girl (also known as One Horse Town), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

After the Thin Man, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

The Firefly, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

Thanks for the Memory, Paramount,

Another Thin Man (also known as Return of the Thin Man), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

(With others) Society Lawyer, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,

Doctors at War (short),

Lady in the Dark, Paramount,

The Hitler Gang, Paramount,

The Virginian, Paramount,

(With others) It's a Wonderful Life (also known as The GreatestGift), RKO Radio Pictures,

It Happened One Christmas (adaptation of It's a Wonderful Life screenplay), Universal TV,

The Diary of Anne Frank (adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank screenplay/play), NBC,

Stage Plays

all with Frances Goodrich

Up Pops the Devil, Masque Theatre, New York City, published in

The Great Big Doorstep, Morosco Theatre, New York City, publishedin

The Diary of Anne Frank, Cort Theatre, New York City, produced inrepertory in U.S. and Canadian cities,

Also wrote (with Frances Goodrich) Bridal Wise, 1932.

Further Reference

Adaptations:

The Diary of Anne Frank was adapted by Enid Futterman (libretto) and Michael Cohen (music) as Yours, Anne, at Playhouse 91, 1985-86; Father of the Bride was adapted and released by Touchstone Pictures, 1991; Father's Little Dividend was adapted as Father of the Bride II, Touchstone Pictures, 1995.